The Sun. — London, England, 1808-10-12 00:00:00

• MAILS. Dog-3 Gottenburgh, t Waterford. PRICE t>h S Txis DAY AT TWELV Z ' Consols - -66 k Uranium ~zii THE SUN. SOLI![ QUIS Diet/tit YALSUM AUDZAT L 0 ND 0 N, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1802. It having been asserted in some of the Morning Papers, that the fleet which brought the Russian Squadron from the Tagus did not display the British Ensign, in consequence of express orders to that ef lea, we have authority to state, that i4C, such orders were given from the Admiralty. Opposition, injtheir eagerness to attack the present Administration, do not hesitate to have re course to the most absurd fabrications. It has been repeatedly stated by them, that Admiral TYLER, being apprehensive that the Russians might endea vour ,to escape, cleared his Ship for action. A British Man of War, in commission and afloat, is always clear for "aetion. The insinutaion is there. fore wholly groundless. It has also been assert ed in the Opposition Papers, that Admiral COT' TON entered into the late Convention with Admiral SENTAVEI by orders from the Admiralty. To this assertion we are enabled to give the most un qualified contradi&ion, as it has not the slightest foundation in fad. Now that we are upon the subject of Opposition fabrications, we think it right to advert to a statement which, has been made with great confidence in some '141!-thei`Opppsi tion Prints, viz. " that by the late'6tivention in Portugal, the French troops are liberated, and 35,000 British troops shut up inactive in Portugal." This statement is as devoid of truth as the forme!, as there is every reason to believe that at this moment 20,000 of these troops are on the Northern Coast of Spain. There are many other assertions of a similar nature, equally unfounded, to which we have not at present time to advert ; we shall merely con tent ourselves with stating, that we have reason to believe that at the time the Convention in Portugal was entered into, it was perfealv well known, that after appropriating a sufficient number of transports for conveying away the. French Troops, there re mained as much tonnage as was sufficient to carry 25,000 of our Troops to any part of Spain where they might be required. Sir DAVID BAIRD sailed on Sunday from Fal mouth, with the whole of the Expedition under his command. The Opposition have, with their usual candour, censured Ministers for delaying this Expe dition, whereas the faa is, Sir DAVID sailed the first moment the wind would permit the Vessels to get out of the Harbour. Iz is with the most sincere satisA6lion that we lay before our Readers the account:Of the Instal lation of the Supreme Junta of Spain. The cere mony took place at Aranjuez on the 25th ult.— The perfea unanimity which has prevailed in Spain upon this most important subjea, tends very much to strengthen the sanguine hopes we before enter tained, that the valour and patriotism of the Spa niards would be ultimately successful. The unex ampled perfidy, the atrocious cruelty with which the Spaniards have been treated by BUONAPARTE and his banditti, must naturally have united, the whole kingdom against France ; but there was ground to apprehend that upon the delicate subject of appoint ing a ProvisinnalGoverninent, considerable differences of opinion might subsist, ancilhere can be no doub t if that had unfortunately been the case, but that BUONAPARTE would have used every effort and practised every artifice to increase those differences, the consequences of which might have been fatal to the noble cause tot which Spain is now contending. Fortunately, however, all our apprehensions upon that subject are now removed. All private and per sonal considerations have given way to the two great objects which the people of Spain have in view, namely, to maintain their independence as a Nati on , and t(!) manifest their loyalty to their Sovereign.— A Supreme Government faeS been appointed by general consent, and, of course, possesses general confidence, and the whole e nergies of Spain will now be directed with ine) l ased effect against the Invaders. Last night Dutch Papers to The 6th inst. reached town. They contain intelligence from Fads to the Ist. Tile EaT.:Tor of Rossla, notwithstanding the fit. of the Royal fiunily of Spain; and the remon strances of his OVAIi littbjetis, has actually sett out to meet BoUsa?Aurx. , :lie waiat Custrin on the 24th ult. where he was received by Marshal SounT, who now goes by the title of Duke of Dalmatia. The frequent hints which have been given ,in:the Moni teur upon the siibjea Orpe Artnam4iS gang on in the Austrian dominions, bas prodneetlaonaething like an explanation; in an article from Vienna, which stares, tbat the measures which have been. recently carried into etle& for augmenting the Army, were determined upon long ago: it is also added, that the best understanding subsists between Austria, Russia, and France. This explanation, however, does not appear to be quite satisfactory to BUONAPARTE. Private Letters have been received from Holland, dated the 6th instant, which state, that another De cree has been published in Holland, not only pro hibiting the Importation of any English Manufac tures or Colonial Produce, but forbidding all inter course with this Country, under pain of death) Tsouox the numberless atrocities of the French Tyrant might be conceived to have given the world a true idea of his charatier, yet the publication of the very interesting and important document, by CEVALLOS, late Minister to the King of Spain, has shewn mankind that they formed an estimate of the Usurper ►much too favourable. It was, indeed, im possible for the human mind to have imagined such an extent of artifice, perfidy, and treachery, as that plain, dear, and indisputable Narrative has deve loped. Nothing can be more lamentable than to see the Continent in a state of submission to so exe crable a monster, and it is obvious that while such a monster exists, there is no hope of seeing the various States of Europe restored to their indeperd once, or to the power of renewing amicable re.a tions with this Country. If the infamous Tyrant of France could treat the Royal Family of Sitin, and particularly the unfortunate CHARLES the Fourth, who had made every possible sacrifice to please him, and to whom he had promised the warmest friendship, with such cruelty, what mast other Potentates expect, from whom he has re ceived no favours, or who have presuined to throw any impediments in the way of his ambition ! But the simple and impressive Narrative of the virtuous CEVALLOS must have a powerful operation upon the people of France, as well as upon those of every other country. What can Frenchmen think of so despicable a Liar, as well as so perfidious a Despot ? And is it possible to suppose that they will continue to bend under his yoke, and be dragged to slaughter in order to gratify his ambition, in the attempt to enslave a people who have so nobly asserted their in dependence, and who have displayed such wis dom and valour as, with the assistance of this country, may bid defiance to all his arts and all his power.—Among the almost unprecedented a6ts of turpitude and treachery which the work of Czy.tl.l.os has displayed, BuoNAPA RTE'S behaviour to the Prince of ASTURIAS, whom, in his letter dated Bayonne, April 16, he addresses by the title of " My Cou,sin;" and to whom he says, " I de clare to your Royal Highness, to the Spaniards, and to the whole world, that if the abdication of King CHARLES be voluntary, and has not been forced upon him by the insurreetion and tumults at Aranjuez, I have no difficulty in regarding and acknowledging your Royal Highness as King of Spain ;" yet a few days after, as we learn from the instruaions given by CEVALLOS to LABRADOR, dated the 27th of the same month, he had absolutely determined that the BOUR BON dynasty should no longer reign in Spain, and told the Prince that he had no alternative but the ces sion of his rights, or death. The human mind re volts with horror from such atrocity, and cannot but wonder how such a monster has so long been able to escape the punishment due to his crimes. But the hour of retribution and justice seems to be approaching. His baseness and treachery are now so notorious, that none but an ideot can de pend upon his word, or not fear that some deadly scheme is veiled under the fairest pro positions. The people of Europe must identify their interests with those of their Sovereigns, and look with anxiety and impatience for the termi nation of the Monster's career. Besides, the dis graces and defeats which his armies have sustained will lessen the terror which those armies had in spired, even if they should continue to fight the battles of tyranny and ambition, and their own courage will abate, now they find that the spell has been broken by the valour of the Spaniards at home, and that of Britons in Portugal.— NOr is it possible to suppose that the Russian Nobility and People will abet the schemes of their Emperor, if his eyes should not be open ed by the scene of unexampled wickedness which the Narrative of CEVALLOS will exhibit to mankind.—That Narrative has, indeed, given a severer blow to the Usurper than he ever before ex• perienced ; and taken in conjunetion with his recent ingratitude and cruelty towards the Head of the Rornish Church (who, however sunk in temporal importance, will always have a powerful ascendant in the minds of most of the people on the Continent), Must render him uncertain in his measures, whatever may be his views; and be can exist hereafter only an objet of horror, even to those who are obliged to make a shew of reverence, as well as to all who dare vent those sentiments which such a combination of every thing atrocious and every thing infamous is calculated to inspire, BAREI4DOES, At m. t 7. Letters from Porto Rico, of the gth instant, re ceived at St. Thomas, state, that an insurreelion had taken place at Aguadilla, a town on the south coas t of that Island, where upwards of 300 Frenchmen were put to death by the Spaniards, who have deter mined to expel every foreigner, except the English, from the Island; and that their Government should be confided to a Junta, as in the Mother Country. A free intercourse has already been opened by the Islands of Tortola, St. Thomas, and Santa Croix, with Porto Rico, where the most friend ly reception is given to the English ; and in testimony of the reciprocal good understanding now existing with that Island, Brigadier-Ge neral HARCOURT has issued a Proclamation at Santa Croix, " ordering and direaing, in can sequence of the renewal of friendly intercourse and mutual accommodation happily established with the Island of Porto Rico, that all ships and vessels bearing his Catholic Majesty's Flag shall be received into the ports and harbours of Santa Croix and its dependencies with every possible atten tion and respe6t, and that the subjeEls of his Catho lic Majesty be received as friends ; and all Spainish vessels not having more than one deck, be allowed to import mules, cattle, timber, fruit, &c. into the same." It is not at Porto Rico alone where this friendly disposition towards the English prevails, but equally along the whole Coast of •South America the Spa niards have opened an intercourse with us, and re ceived us as friends and allies. At La Guira it is manifested in a particular degree, and the most un bounded confidence reposed in our co-operation and, assistance. The Sloop Lapwing, an English priva teer, lately froth thence, arrived at Tortola, states, that the British and Spanish flags were hoisted in union on all the Ports, and that the Spaniards, re lying more on the judgment and information of our Officers than on their own, had placed them unde r the command of the Marine Officers of his Majesty's Ship "'cola, with whom rested the privilege of ad mitting Vessels into the ports and harbours along , that Coast. We greatly lament to hear of the dreadful mortality which has raged among the Marine Garrison of Ma rigalante, which, in less than two months, has been reduced by death to nearly one-third of its whole strength. Among the - 'unfortunate sufferers of that valuable Corps of our naval force, are included eigh t or ten Officers of different ships that had been at tached to the Garrison. Tuesday afternoon the Prince of WALES arrived at Windsor. His apartments in the Lower Lodge not being ready for his reception, he drank tea and supped with their MAJESTIES and the PRINCESSES, in the Castle, and breakfasted and dined with them yesterday, and afterwards returned to town. Yt sterday morning his MAJESTY, PrincesSes SOPHIA AUGUSTA, and AMELIA, accompanied by Lady dEORGIANA MURRAY, General FITZROY, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode in Windsor Park. Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held at the Fa reign Office, which lasted from half -past two o'clock' till nearly six, at which were present his Grace the Duke of PORTLAND; the Earls of CAMDEN, WEST MORLAND, and BATHURST ; LOrdi MULGRAVE, HAWKESBURY, and CASTLEREAGH ; Messrs. Secre tary CANNING and PERCEVAL. Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY attended yesterday at the Treasury, and afterwards had an interview with the Cabinet Ministers. The Deputation from the Court of Common Council presented their Address to the King this day, at two o'clock, at the Queen's Palace. French Papers of a late date have been received bAr, a Gentleman who left Paris on Friday last. They contain a variety of articles relative to the movements of troops, and the Imperial conferences in Saxony, but, as we understand, no intelligence of great im portance. If they are completely silent respeCting the affairs of Spain, that circumstance may be re garded as a confirmation of our conjeeture, that the confliet expetted on the Ebro, at the close of the last month, would terminate in favour of the Pa triots. We have seen a letter from Madeira, dated the sth of September, which gives a melancholy picture of the havoc which has rcccntly taken place in that island, in consequence of the prevalence 'of the dis ease called the measles. Between the sth of August, and the date of the letter which we. have seen, up wards of five thousand persons, between the ages four and eighty years, had been buried. The dis order continued to prevail, though with abated vio lence, at the date of the last advices. We are happy to hear that the 87th and 88th Regiments are now nearly recovered from the oph thalmia. The former are quartered at Weeley Bar racks, in Essex. A magnificent Entertainment was yesterday given by the Officers now in this Country who served in the Portugal Campaign, to their revered Commander, Sir ARTHUR WELLES LEY, at the Cla rendon Hotel. BREAD.—Vesterday the LORD MAYOR ordered the price of Bread to be continued at IS. 2d. the guar tern loaf of wheaten, and 12id. household. THE LOVER'S SIGNAL.—The whistling Lover, from his undisguised plumage, being considered an innocent bird, is now left by the guardian of the night at full liberty to finish his tune under his Dul cinea's window. He came the night before last in high feather on the wings of hope, but was observed to quit his perch, the drooping pimure of despair. The Romance of Blue Beard is soon to be revived . at Drury Lane Theme, and ELLISTON will proba bly assume the part of the terrific hero of the piece, as it will enable him to display his versatility. NAVAL NEWS. FALMOUTH, OCT. 9. 7 -Sailed His Majesty's nips Champion, Amelia, and La Loire, with the Expe dition under command of Sir DAVID BAIRD, con sisting of about 200 sail of vessels, supposed for Spin; also the Lady Pellew, Capt. HARVEY; for Corunna. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 10.—Sailed the Preuva Spanish Frigate, for the Rio de la Plata. Arrived the Cossack Sloop of War, from the mint of Spain. The Transports which arrived here a few days since from Lisbon, were this day ordered to proceed immediately for Portsmouth, by Telegraph, and this evening sailed under convoy of the Plover Sloop 8i Var. The cleaner Schooner, which was dispatched from Lisbon with one of Jo NOT'S Aid-de-Camps on board, and a great quantity of plunder, was met on her passage to France by the Squadron under the command of Admiral Do COURCY, who, on account of some informality in her Npers, ordered her`back again, and she has since arrived at Corunna. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 1 1 .—Arrived several Sail of Transports from Portugal, last from. Plymouth. His Majesty's Ship L'Espiegle is, appointed con voy for Cork. • The Expedition still remains. DEAL, OCT. 1 .-Arrived the ightingde Sloop, from Quebec, with convoy. Sailed the Furious Gun-brig to the Northward. SHEERNESS, OCT. 1 I.—Arrived the Monkey Gun. brig,l - Llentenant FITZGERALD, from the North Sea. IAtESTER,OCT. 1 I.— Thetremendous stormwhich happened on Saturday the sch inst. has occasioned considerable damage amongst the shipping in the Mcrsey. Two huge ships were driven gp the Ri ver, and now lie on the Lancashire side, nearly op posite-to Hooton Park ; one of them, the Alexander, Capt. WADE, bound to the Brazils, had proceeded on her voyage as far as Hoylake, where she was in the greatest danger of being lost ; in her attempt to get back, she was driven to the place where she typw, lies, in the sight of many persons assembled at the 4asthatn ferry-house, all her masts were blown overboard, and the water broke over her in torrents. The speEtators trembled for the lives of her crew; Mr. SMITH instantly gave permission for the packet to attempt their rehef ; his son, the ma3ter of the packet, flew to his boat, joined by the hardy boat-. men belonging to the ferry, he displayed at once his humanity and skill, by rushin g tearlessly through the foaming surge : soon, to the infinite joy and . admiration of the beholders, the packet was seen stationary alongside the wreck ; great was their anxiety till they saw her again tnovetoNoedii-Etvt ham, where, however, after a display of shill sei" dom equalled in the navigation of the Mersey, she arrived, with :36 of the ship's crew. (all on board), whom she had saved from the most perilous situa tion. The poor fellows, half starved with cold, and worn out with fatigue, were greeted with the most hearty welcome on their arrival at the Eastham ferry house. A great deal of mischief was done on the same day to the shipping at Parkgate and in the neigh bourhood. The Sloop King George, M`CARTaIt . Master leaded with coal, for Dublin, burst her 'ablestiin Beer House Hole, and was driven on the ''Wank opposite Parkgate, where she soon filled, what her people, five in number, took to the rigging, but were soon ext r icated by the laudable exertions a, several sailors at Parkgate, and were brought safe on shore. The Sloop Ardent , Nl ..-',..oaGAr,r Master, also with . - coals for Dublin, run on a bank opposite Flint , and sunk ; her crew, consisting of four met) and tsv° boys, and a woman passenger '(excepting one of the boys who was washed overboard), were rescued II: d l e n their perilous situation by the same sailoo , o on • brought on shore; but the other poor h , ,y 5 t , ter expired. Notwithstanding the vessel w a6 inorOi.than a mile from the Fiintshire shore, a nd there isa' most excellent Revenue Boat belonging to the port of -Flint, none of the people there attempted to render any assistance to the unfortunate sufferers , otherwise, in all probability, one or both of the boys might have been saved. The Perseverance, EVANS, from this port foil London, loaded with cheese, got back safe into Hoy , lake, and arrived at Parkgate on Sunday, The BELLIN, from Liverpool, who was in coal' pany with the Perseverance, struck upon floY ie Bank, but all hands were saved, except the Cap"' • - and two boys. . , • The following vessels are on shore 'at Parkga te ' viz. Defence, PARR, from Londonderry, in balla .4 ' for Chester ; Bee, Tnomrsom, with timber for the Royal Dock Yard, Ply Mouth ; di*mssted, with the Idss of her rudder; Princess Royal, LEwis; from Belfast, with linen cloth for Che,ter fair, which tg all discharged; and the Sedulous, MORGAN, with coal for Ireland; the Experiment, from Belfast. with linens for Chester fair, is up as high as Shor wick, and now discharging her cargo. The Duke of Atitriki,le of Man Packet, arrived at Parkgate 0 • _or " SnUdaV last, at - ter riding out the . gale, and strilono ... Cliree - Or four times upon Hoyle Bank ; she left verpoOl on Friday last, with between forty and fiul passengers, who arc all now well and hearty'. The Princess Rval and Beborough, Parl;gate Packets, rode out the gale on Saturday last in a (Al i " tal stile, owing to their being well found. H is Majesty's Yacht Dorset, and the Loftus Parkgate Packet, which left Parkgate on Wednesday last, iir e arrived •safe at Holyhead. DISTRI';',UTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. To the Sloop Nautilus, for the Caprilie of the luilanr a Citthari . na and l'Esperance, at No. zz, Arundel-street. ' o ' r. three anonths. Blaz,l*, fbr the Capture of the Pe phyr, Ville de Nieuport, Neptunus, and l'Espera ,, e , Hope, French Fishing Vessels, on board, in the D,.wns , o ' l the 24th inst. and after at No. 1,4, Clement's Ina. To the Gun-brig Safeguard, tar the Capture of the Ca rina, every day, at No. 6, Stanhve—street, Strand, for three znont hs.